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20 Cards in this Set
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Accost
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to confront in a challenging way
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animadversion
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a comment indicating strong criticism
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avid
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enthusiastic
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brackish
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having a salty taste
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celerity
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swiftness
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devious
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roundabout
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gambit
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an opening move that involves risk
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halcyon
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calm
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histrionic
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melodramatic
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incendiary
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tending to stir up
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maelstrom
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a large whirlpool
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myopic
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nearsighted
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overt
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open
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pejorative
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belittling
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propriety
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the state of being proper
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sacrilege
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desecration
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summarily
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without delay
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suppliant
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asking humbly
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talisman
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amulet
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undulate
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ripple
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